Dear Marcantonio, Good point. If I could engineer my modest needs into proper engineering...
Consider how much pollution and emissions are created in fabricating a replacement vehicle. Your good words have me reconsidering the meaning of conservative... Thanks! Paul On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM Marcantonio Rendino < [email protected]> wrote: > oh dear. > > I will choose one specific issue in your list: > > emissions inspections are very much a safety issue - I for one, would > prefer to be free (remaining topical, to our rights as US citizens) of the > pollution otherwise thrust upon me and my family. > > and I'll close again, with the recommendation that - regardless how > inflamed with righteousness one might be - it's still not the best idea to > proclaim so publicly, one's intent to circumvent the law - though perhaps > the point is, to invite prosecution and thus further champion the cause. > > regardless: godspeed > > On Sep 9, 2024, at 5:33 PM, Paul Flint <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings Marcantonio and Stan, > > One of the most cherished aspects of the United States is our propensity > to disobey bad laws. American history > is replete with civil disobedience such as ignoring racial separation, > prohibition, unjust war to name a few. > The 'crypto fascism' represented by the current Vermont "safety > inspection" system is actually a regressive tax > imposed on folks just trying to get to work or buy some groceries. > Several options come to mind. > > Since you need a car to survive (employment), could the "working poor" be > granted a subsidiary to get their vehicles to pass > safety inspections? > > Could we add a mileage factor? Retired folks do not have the same miles > on the road as say an 18 wheeled commercial vehicle. > > How did "safety inspections" require emission inspections? Something is > wrong here. Corruption has found its way into a well intended system > > What started with the best of intentions is now an automated monster. > > I will strive for Civil Disobedience! > > Sincerely, > > Paul Flint > Barre, Vermont 05641 > 802 595 9365 > 9 of 16,491 > BOSI meets this evening, Labor Day September 9th, from 6-8 PM > External > Inbox > Paul Flint > 12:30 PM (4 hours ago) > Greetings List Lurkers, One of the founding principles of BOSI and the > TechnoRubble project is the concept of reuse. Yet governments at all levels > conspire agai > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 3:54 PM Marcantonio Rendino < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> nice to see you too, Stan 😏 >> >> On Sep 9, 2024, at 3:48 PM, Stanley Brinkerhoff <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Half replying because I saw MFR pop open on my screen for the first time >> in years. Perhaps being pedantic here -- but we are geeks -- The act of >> clearing the ECU isn't the actual issue here -- there isnt a flag that "you >> have cleared the nvram", it's more than the I/M readiness is cleared when >> you clear the codes, and to I/M readiness being ok needs the emissions >> system needs to run for long enough to cycle through modes (open loop, >> closed loop) and observe the oxygen sensors and such working properly. An >> inspection station won't let you pass unless I/M readiness is in a >> completed status. >> >> Stan >> >> On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 3:41 PM Marcantonio Rendino < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Might I suggest that it's not the best idea to discuss how to circumvent >>> the law, in a somewhat public forum. You know; if the moral aspect of the >>> issue isn't enough to dissuade… >>> >>> > On Sep 9, 2024, at 12:30 PM, Paul Flint <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Greetings List Lurkers, >>> > >>> > One of the founding principles of BOSI and the TechnoRubble project >>> > is the concept of reuse. Yet governments at all levels >>> > conspire against all concepts and ideas of conservation and reuse. >>> case in point: >>> > >>> > TECHNO-FASCISM... >>> > >>> > My 2013 ExXerra car needs to pass inspection. Little did I know that >>> the On Board Diagnostic (OBD2) "clear codes" leaves them in the OBD2 log, >>> which disqualifies the Vermont auto safety inspection. >>> > >>> > So today's technical hack involves how you beat this… >>> >> >> >
